Again, much thanks to all the help.
One final question:
The Xplorer listed here claims to run in PAL (as it ships from France). This is of no consequence to my USA locked console?

...Another option is to buy a development kit, but I will only sell them to people who are serious about PSX development. Haha, maybe one day, as I'm not fully committed yet. By development kit, do you mean the Yaroze? Anyhow, it seems as though I will go the Xplorer route. Thank you all very much!...

Such as this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 3VR1E42912

Hello all! In setting up my PS1 workstation, I have acquired an SCPH-1001 and restored it to working condition. As you know, the 1001 contains a Parallel I/O port and a Serial I/O port. My next step in setting up my development environment involves connecting my Playstation to my computer, and I've ...

I would love to help on just about any ps1 project.

At the moment I'm still figuring out the programming bits of ps1 development, but decades of RPG experience have endowed me with various game-mechanic reasoning abilities.

Well hi there! Like you, I am also glad that there still exists an active community out there in the world, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get any tutorials...

Have fun!

Hello all, my name is Sirrico, and I am excited to attempt to enter the world of PS1 homebrew. I've been coding since I was young, and even made a few (embarrassing) games in my childhood. I'm now in college gaining my CS major, and am looking for a hobby, which I suppose PS1 homebrewing might satis...